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Great Black-backed Gull
jmorlan

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)

The largest and heaviest North American Gull, they range through the North Atlantic region. Up until 1966 when the first nests were found, they were known only as winter visitors to New Jersey. They have since expanded their breeding range south as far as North Carolina and are now common in New Jersey year round.
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Location
Cape May Inlet, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.
Date taken
20 October 2022.
Scientific name
Larus marinus
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KC Foggin
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A great image of this beauty Joseph. Brings me back to the first one I had ever seen some 20 years ago.
 
delia todd
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The big boss of the gull world!!!

A fabulous picture of this poser Joe - thanks so much for showing him to us my friend.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
204
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
155.1 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
Black-backedGullIMG_1998.jpg
File size
114.7 KB
Date taken
Thu, 20 October 2022 10:57 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 844px

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